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Galactic population

 

tex2html_wrap_inline3922   768 known pulsars
tex2html_wrap_inline3922   Total population may be
tex2html_wrap_inline3922   Disk like population but higher z dispersion
tex2html_wrap_inline3922   Mostly found in one quadrant of the Galaxy due to selection effects

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Figure 8: The Southern hemisphere pulsars, sampled to a uniform sensitivity. From Lyne et al 1990 [22]. Circles represent binary millisecond pulsars



Jon Bell
Thu Dec 19 15:15:11 GMT 1996